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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Must have mulberries (looking for new varieties)
« on: February 24, 2015, 06:43:24 PM »
Dear all, I never thought about planting a mulberry tree until reading about them here! So tempted. What variety do you recommend for SoCal zone 10b San Gabriel Valley, dwarf and non-staining? Many thanks!!!

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Timing to transplant a fruit tree: dormant or growing?
« on: February 24, 2015, 02:42:29 PM »
Alas, just checked the tree, new buds are all over it already! It still must go. I have no clue how it got planted to the base of our old avocado tree in FULL SHADE. Well avocado gets cut tomorrow, but when it grows back (*fingers crossed*) the persimmon still has no chance. Now the decision is to move tonight or wait until this winter? We are so bad with moving, already killed an established longan tree of similar height (4 feet) in the process, tears.

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Temperate Fruit Discussion / Re: Backyard orchard culture
« on: February 23, 2015, 10:51:08 PM »
Quote from: emegar on February 12, 2015, 07:09:05 PM
...in order for dense planting (multiple trees in a single hole) to be successful, you want trees of similar vigor (perhaps same rootstock), and similar age/caliper.

What about hedgerow planting? Is it OK if they are of different vigor / age?

I am highly interested in their idea as my yard is filling up very quickly but I crave over so many different fruits on this forum. But fruit trees only 30" apart just sounds extreme. However if successful, maybe I do not need to sacrifice the peach and apple tree currently thriving...

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Temperate Fruit Discussion / Re: Persimmon thread
« on: February 23, 2015, 10:41:05 PM »
Fuyu is on my wishlist! I absolutely lurve persimmon, especially the round & flat non-astringent Asian varieties.

I am yet to figure out what variety is the poor dying persimmon tree in the shady part of my yard. Got to move it and hope it survives.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Help IDing a fruit
« on: February 23, 2015, 09:59:02 PM »
Oh I absolutely love jujubes! My young tree from nursery was very fruitful since year 2!
Chinese use dried red jujubes for all sorts of soup / desserts. Hmmmm not sure why green jujubes are never used.


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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Timing to transplant a fruit tree: dormant or growing?
« on: February 23, 2015, 08:13:48 PM »
I have a 4' tall persimmon tree planted at an absolutely wrong spot. I would like to dig it out and move to a sunnier spot in the yard, is it better to do it when fully dormant (it has zero leaves right now just like my very fruitful jujube tree), or later in the year when it hopefully has some leaves? This poor thing is barely hanging on, I doubt it grew any for the past 2 years in the ground... Many thanks!!!

(sorry Mod, just realized persimmon is not a tropical tree, oops)

Edited to add: sorry for not doing my homework well, dug more on Google and learned fully dormant is better.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Trimming overgrown avocado tree then graft?
« on: February 23, 2015, 05:25:46 PM »
Thank you all, I'll take my chances then... tears.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Trimming overgrown avocado tree then graft?
« on: February 23, 2015, 02:39:09 PM »
Edited the original post to add photos of trunk damage. Upon a closer look maybe the trunk branch #1 is too damaged too. It's been supporting a LOT of weight. I really do want to keep it though...

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Nice 15g loquats in So. Fla
« on: February 22, 2015, 08:50:50 PM »
How I wish this deal comes up in my area! Good for you :)

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Trimming overgrown avocado tree then graft?
« on: February 22, 2015, 08:24:35 PM »
Thank you all, here are some close up photos of the termite damage. So far people who came to quote would not mind completely removing #4, but topping #2 (the main branch in the middle) is a great concern.

Right now I am debating to cut down #2 #3 #4 almost down to ground, and keeping #1 (very fruitful branch growing sideways)... Would the tree survive?








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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Peruvian Apple Cactus cuttings, free local pick up (no longer available)
« on: February 22, 2015, 06:41:16 PM »
In Southern California, San Gabriel Valley area, PM if interested. Easy to grow, fruit tastes great and is quite a grand sight when flowering. Cuttings are sitting on the ground now. Take as much as you could. If you see this listing, it's available!





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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Cactus fruits that taste good (sweet), other than Dragon Fruit/Pitaya
« on: February 22, 2015, 06:15:04 PM »
Quote from: nullzero on February 22, 2015, 05:39:09 PM
I would be interested in cuttings, I am in LA coastal area. Welcome to the forums.

Strangely I could not send PM nor email, connection reset. Two different browsers. Will try later, or PM me your contact info.
Posted in the trade forum here

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: ID help: is this Fuerte Avocado?
« on: February 22, 2015, 05:38:51 PM »
Thank you everyone!

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Cactus fruits that taste good (sweet), other than Dragon Fruit/Pitaya
« on: February 22, 2015, 05:38:15 PM »
I have a Peruvian apple cactus that tastes great and is quite a grand sight when flowering.

Welcome to pick up cuttings if local. Please PM

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Trimming overgrown avocado tree then graft?
« on: February 22, 2015, 02:34:18 PM »
Update: The middle main branch (#2) and one of the major branches (#4) are plagued by termites near the bottom, the newest advice we received is to remove the main branch completely as well because the half-dead trunk would be vulnerable to wind damage. Now that's two really conflicting approaches we heard from different tree trim services --- no topping AT ALL and complete topping!

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / ID help: is this Fuerte Avocado?
« on: February 22, 2015, 02:32:30 PM »
Hello I have this beloved avocado tree in my backyard, and have been wondering what variety it is! From Google searches it seems closet to Fuerte? SoCal zone 10b. Your help is greatly appreciated!



This tree is soon to be trimmed significantly (see here). Hopefully I'll have new woods coming out soon and scion wood to give away :)

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Trimming overgrown avocado tree then graft?
« on: February 21, 2015, 01:00:54 PM »
Ha newbie mistake... The tree is has not been pruned and no new woods are in sight. Flowering already and there are no dormant budwoods whatsoever! Now I have to look for scion wood too... Or maybe wait for new woods after the trim and do veneer grafting?

Still hoping to find out whether really big tree trunks are suitable for bark grafting... Can't find the source right now, but a grafting tutorial I read seemed to talk about significantly smaller bark diameter only (within 1/2 feet).

Quote from: gnappi on February 21, 2015, 08:37:11 AM
Gads, there are scads of youtube vids on top working avo. My Florida "watercado" has two trunks and got HUGE,  and one trunk snapped under the weight of fruit breaking my Geffner when it fell. I cut both trunks to 4' tall. It sprouted quite a bit since then so I just keep snapping the new growth off till it dies. I don't think you have any worries there. Search "top working avocado youtube" and you'll get a bunch of good info.

Thank you very much, I watched quite some videos but am still concerned because 1) total newbie, tutorial videos generally show smaller tree trunks, and 2) tree trimming services that came out to quote warned me against topping the tree AT ALL, citing reduced life span in the long term or the tree possibly dying in 5 years. That's sounds like a lot of risk :(

Off to search for "top working avocado" on youtube, thank you again Gary!!! 

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Trimming overgrown avocado tree then graft?
« on: February 20, 2015, 04:46:00 PM »
Dear tropical fruit forum community, I am hoping to hear some advice as I am total new to gardening and this avocado tree is too precious to us. It's 25' tall with grafted variety on right side and rootstock on left side. We are contemplating to trim the tree down to more manageable size, the questions are:

1) In SoCal zone 10b, how risky is topping? It may involve 4-5' topping on the main rootstock branch (#2). We want to find the balance between easier picking and long-term damage. Minimal yield for couple years is expected.

2) The rootstock side may completely lose a major branch (#4), cut at approximately 5 feet from the ground, roughly 1 feet diameter. How realistic is it to graft a piece of scion from the "good side" to here? Grafting tutorials seem to talk about significantly smaller bark diameter (within 1/2 feet). Is it too much for the tree's health to trim and immediately graft?

3) There is a lot of weight on the good side branch, what would you recommend for a good support? Maybe put a 4x4 wood underneath?

Your help is greatly appreciated!


Edited to add photos of trunk damage :'(






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